Tornado Watch Number 457
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
315 PM EDT Thu Aug 27 2020
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Connecticut
Southeast New York and Long Island
Southern Rhode Island
Coastal Waters
* Effective this Thursday afternoon and evening from 315 PM until
800 PM EDT.
* Primary threats include...
A couple tornadoes possible
Scattered damaging winds likely with isolated significant gusts
to 80 mph possible
Isolated very large hail events to 2 inches in diameter possible
SUMMARY...Cluster of embedded supercells will spread from the Lower
Hudson Valley across southwest New England with a risk for all
severe hazards.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 40 statute miles
north and south of a line from 20 miles southwest of Poughkeepsie NY
to 30 miles southeast of Block Island RI. For a complete depiction
of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS
WOU7).